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The Ancient Numismatic Museum in Berlin, Germany, and the British Museum both believe that human currency began with Chinese shell coins. So where did China's shell coins come from, how did they change from shells to currency, and who instigated it. After a lot of research and historical data collection, and two geological drillings on the shell mining site, the author proved that it was Fengxian with 5 empirical and logical deductions.

Obviously, in the research fields of Shang and Zhou calendars and Shang and Zhou chronology, it is truly amazing that this book can make so many key breakthroughs at the same time. However, I believe that those who have carefully read "Divinations on Moon Phases and the Years of Kings of the Shang Dynasty" edited by Lu Xingyuan will eventually find that these brand-new and pioneering theories are also realistic theories based on oracle bone inscriptions, bronze inscriptions, pre-Qin bamboo slips and pre-Qin documents. And many numerical conclusions such as "The first year of Shang King Wu Yi = 1169BC" recovered by this book based on this detailed evidence chain are believed to be able to withstand the test of more facts.

"A Study of the Webers" written by Cao Wanli places the Webers in the historical background of the turn of the 19th century and the 20th century. On the basis of fully grasping the life stories and interaction experiences of the Webers, it attempts to systematically sort out and comprehensively summarize the ideological theories and social practices of the Webers. On this basis, it tries to objectively comment on the contribution and influence of the Webers on the development of British society as much as possible, in order to deepen the understanding of the development history of British society in this period.

This topic mainly describes the clothing, food, housing, transportation, weddings, funerals, entertainment, customs, etc. Of Jiuquan people from ancient times to the present. It aims to comprehensively reflect the development and changes in the material and spiritual life of Jiuquan people since ancient times.

"Foreign Devils on the Silk Road" describes in detail the late 19th and early 20th centuries of Germany's Van Laycock, Britain's Stein, Sweden's Sven Heding, France's Pelliot, and Japan's Mitsui Otani, Mitsucho Tachibana, and Koichiro Yoshikawa. , Warner and others in the United States, in the name of exploration, investigation, and travel, studied the historical facts of the looting of underground cultural relics and grotto murals in the Western Region of the Kyrgyzstan Silk Road in China (Xinjiang region, including Dunhuang), especially the looting of cultural relics in the Dunhuang Sutra Cave.

Edited by the Party History Research Office of the Party Committee of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and jointly published by the Communist Party of China History Press and the Ningxia People's Publishing House, the "Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Revolutionary Sites Overview" is a sub-volume of the "National Revolutionary Sites Census Results Series" and is the first to be published among provincial volumes nationwide. The "National Revolutionary Sites Census Results Series" is listed as a national key publication planning project during the 12th Five-Year Plan. The "Overview of Revolutionary Sites in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region", a volume of this series, is compiled based on the results of the census of revolutionary sites in the entire region from 2009 to 2010, and contains nearly 400 pictures.

The Kizil Thousand Buddha Cave is located more than 10 kilometers southwest of Baicheng County. It currently has 339 caves and is the largest group of grottoes in Xinjiang. However, the grottoes have been robbed by imperialist explorers since the late 19th century. The most serious excavation was by the German Lecoq from 1905 to 1909. He robbed at least more than 230 caves, cut up and stole about 128 boxes of Buddha statues and murals. Therefore, when Huang Wenbi arrived here in November 1928, the cave was empty. Huang Wenbi was the first Chinese archaeologist to arrive here. In July 2012, the author came here to trace the archaeological remains of Huang Wenbi.

What did "Lu Qian's epitaph" reveal? Xigaoxue is an inconspicuous small village in northern Henan. It is inconspicuous because there is nothing special about its size or architecture. The village currently has a population of less than 3,000, with hundreds of tile-roofed houses clustered together, making it a bit chaotic. The paths in the village are narrow and muddy. Such villages are everywhere in northern Henan. The three words "Xigao Point" seem to hide some kind of secret. West naturally refers to the direction, but what is the "high point"? No one could give a reasonable explanation, so a mystery remained. Xigaoxue Village is located 16 kilometers northwest of Anyang City, Henan Province, and is administratively affiliated with Anfeng Township, Anyang County. The village is adjacent to Taihang in the west and Zhanghe River in the north. Local people often describe the surrounding environment as "nearing the water and facing the peaks".

"History of Ancient Temples, Pagodas and Grottoes in Western Liaoning" carefully selects more than 500 well-known ancient temples, pagodas and caves in Western Liaoning that have a long history, complete scale and profound heritage. It mainly uses text, accompanied by photos, to present a beautiful effect of both pictures and texts, and strives to show the appearance of ancient temples in Western Liaoning. In terms of text editing, the author uses a scholar's rigorous and thoughtful attitude to carefully sort out the historical evolution of more than 500 temples, pagodas, and caves selected. He also collected a large number of relevant couplets written by literati, so that readers can sense their understanding, interpretation, and corresponding emotions of religion, and enrich the content of the book.

As an important part of the bronze culture of northern China, the Guyuan bronze culture began in the Western Zhou Dynasty. In 1981, the bronzes unearthed from the Western Zhou tombs and chariot pits in Sunjiazhuang, Zhonghe Township, Guyuan County, Ningxia were mainly in the Central Plains style and contained elements of nomadic culture. They were a sign that the Western Zhou rule spanned the west of Longshan (Liupan Mountain).

The Shimao site is the largest human activity site from the late Longshan Culture to the early Xia Dynasty that has been discovered in northern Shaanxi. It is also the largest city site from the prehistoric period that has been discovered in China. In order to strengthen protection, our province has formulated the "Shaanxi Province Shimao Site Protection Regulations". The "Regulations" stipulate that the Shimao site and its unearthed cultural relics are owned by the state, and citizens, legal persons and other organizations are not allowed to illegally excavate, destroy, possess or trade. The Shimao ruins protection area is divided into protection scope and construction control zone.

"Tomb Keeper's Notes" is based on the official history and Qing palace archives, combined with the author's more than 20 years of on-site investigation and research experience of the tombs, to interpret for you the Feng Shui and establishment, history and secrets, theft and cleanup of the Three Tombs outside the Pass, the Eastern Qing Tombs, and the Western Qing Tombs, reflecting the origin, development, glory and decline of the Qing Dynasty.

Another classic work by Edward P. Alexander, the author of "Museum Change: A Reader on Museum History and Function" (one of the top ten national cultural heritage books in 2014 and the first national outstanding academic achievement in museology). "American Museums: Innovators and Pioneers" introduces the history of how 13 leading museum figures built private collections into various public museums during the formative years of American museums (at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries). These first institutions include today's world-renowned American Museum of Natural History, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Brooklyn Children's Museum. It is precisely because of the vision and leadership of these museum innovators and pioneers that the vigorous development and international influence of American museums today are possible.

"Visit to Gu Ying Guo" Regarding Gu Ying Guo, there are only a few records in historical documents. It is a vassal state established by Ying Shu, the son of King Wu of Zhou Dynasty. As for where it is located, who the king is, and how long its history is, it is unknown. Fortunately, the archaeological excavations of Yingguo Cemetery from 1986 to 2007 made up for the lack of documentary records, solved one mystery after another in Yingguo's history, and clearly outlined the true appearance of a small lost country. The discovery of more than 500 tombs and the discovery of more than 10,000 cultural relics made the excavation of Yingguo Cemetery among the top ten new archaeological discoveries in the country in 1996.

"Treasure Hunting in Museums" compiled by the editorial board of "Visual World" tells the story: Museums are distributed around the world and are places for collecting, collecting, and displaying natural and human cultural heritage. It can be said that a museum is one or even several periods of materialized development history. The collection of treasures has become a valuable asset for studying history. The lost history cannot be saved, but the treasures in the collection have become the most vivid memories of history. "Treasure Hunting in Museums" will lead readers into the most famous and interesting museums around the world. Through close contact with museum treasures, they will explore the stories behind the treasures, taste the rich cultural connotations contained in them, and sort out the great process of historical development.

"Mysterious Tombs" uses different writing styles to tell you interesting anecdotes that happened in Chinese and foreign archeology in one minute, taking you through time and space to distant countries, allowing you to experience ancient civilizations up close.

Americans watch "Tomb Raider" and Chinese people watch "Tomb Raider"! Comprehensively display the historical facts of tomb robbing from ancient times to the present, and reveal in depth the tomb robbing mysteries of past dynasties! It tells the past and present lives of tomb robbers, peeps into the mysteries of ancient tombs, and interprets the shocking truth inside and outside the tomb. A Chinese tomb robbing legend with detailed research, turbulent clouds, and shocking people. It tells the facts and truth about tomb robbing in China's thousands of years of history, explains the rise of tomb robbing activities, the composition and identity of tomb robbers, tools and techniques, major tomb robbing trends and horrific tomb robbing incidents. It also reveals the dangerous and bizarre anti-tomb robbing measures taken by the owners of ancient tombs to prevent theft, such as setting up suspicious tombs, fake tombs, concealing crossbows, poisonous smoke, and ambushes. It also reveals the incredible phenomenon of "seeing ghosts" in the history of Chinese tomb robbing.

"Unsolved Mysteries of World Treasures" compiled by the editorial board of "Exploration·Discovery" tells the story: Wealth stops in the time tunnel for various reasons. They are either buried deep underground, deliberately hidden, or secretly collected, thus becoming mysterious treasures. Behind every treasure, there is a legendary story, which becomes more mysterious over the course of history. Where are those treasures? How mysterious are those stories? Read "Unsolved Mysteries of World's Treasures" to find the secrets of the treasures.

Cai Yuanpei, Marie Curie, Debussy, Sibelius, Toscanini, Leonardo da Vinci, Delacroix, Monet, Hegel, Mickiewicz, Alexandre Dumas, George Sand, Nekrasov, Dostoyevsky, Verne... "Tour of the Former Residences of World Cultural Celebrities" will lead readers to get to know 25 deceased world cultural celebrities and visit their former residences to help readers become familiar with their lives and thoughts and art. "Tour of the Former Residences of World Cultural Celebrities" was written by Hu Zhixiang.

From a scientific standpoint, this book is based on archaeological excavations and uses Asia, Africa, Europe, and America as the dividing points. It vividly and vividly explains the major archaeological discoveries in the world. It strives to re-create historical civilizations, reinterpret ancient legends, and help people uncover secrets that have been sleeping underground for thousands of years. By reading this book, readers can re-read the thoughts of their ancestors, gain insights into the developed ancient civilization, and gain spiritual pleasure and rich knowledge.

The Chinese civilization has been uninterrupted for five thousand years; the national treasure has been shining brightly for five thousand years. Civilization gives birth to national treasures, and national treasures continue civilization. National treasures are the condensed essence of Chinese history and wisdom that can be passed down and appreciated from generation to generation. Their life experiences are bizarre, their stories have ups and downs, and their brilliance can only be seen in the twists and turns. Because the brilliance of the national treasure shows the uniqueness of Chinese civilization, and it is precisely because of the uniqueness of Chinese civilization that the dazzling national treasures are highlighted.

After all the vicissitudes of life, what do the once magnificent and mysterious imperial tombs look like now? What rare treasures are buried in the huge mausoleum? What kind of mystery is hidden in the underground palace? What stories and secrets are hidden behind them? Were they all stolen? If stolen, where would those priceless rare treasures go...

This book uses comprehensive knowledge from history, archaeology, epigraphy, art, sociology and other related disciplines to discuss the origins and characteristics of the famous steles in the forest of steles and the characteristics of different periods, and collects more than 140 precious pictures.

Alexander the Great, the great commander of the ancient Alexander Empire, was the son of the ancient Macedonian King Felet II. After he ascended the throne in 336 BC, he led his troops to invade the East on a large scale. In more than 10 years, they conquered the east and west and divided the vast land from the Indus River in the east to the Nile River and the Balkan Peninsula into their own territory. Regarding the history of Alexander the Great, there are only some folk manuscripts, which are very contradictory to the records in some historical books, and are very legendary. Due to the long history, people cannot get more, so archaeologists and historians have pinned their hopes on the excavation of the tomb. However, people have not been able to obtain some valuable evidence.

In 1599, Capuchin monks in Palermo, Sicily, Italy discovered some underground tombs under a monastery, and in the tombs there were some complete tools for making mummies. So they decided to try this technique on a monk who had just died. From that time until the practice was banned in 1880, the practice of mummification flourished in Sicily. To this day, people can still see corpses dressed in costumes from various periods and hanging high in varying degrees of decay.

Is the Qin Shi Huang's Mausoleum buried deep underground really well preserved? Are the historical records that were burned by Xiang Yu when the Qin Dynasty fell true? These are mysteries that the historians have been exploring but cannot solve. Many historical records have recorded that after the peasant uprising at the end of Qin overthrew the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, occupied the capital of Qin. He ordered people to dig up Qin Shihuang's mausoleum and steal the treasures in the mausoleum. It is said that he mobilized 300,000 people to transport it from the underground palace and it took 30 days but it was not finished. Later, a shepherd looking for sheep set fire to the underground palace of the emperor's mausoleum, and the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang was destroyed by the fire. This statement has always been accepted by historians.

"History of Excavation of Ancient Tombs in Ancient Cities in the Past Hundred Years" is one of Mr. Zheng Zhenduo's important works. It timely summarizes the major archaeological discoveries in foreign countries from the 19th century to the early 20th century in the form of pictures and texts, such as the discovery and excavation process of important ruins such as ancient Egypt, ancient Babylon, and ancient Greece. The information is detailed, well-organized, and vividly written. It has strong cultural value and readability.

This book is mainly based on the tomb figurines collected in the Shaanxi History Museum, combined with the tomb figurines and documentary records in other areas, to make a relatively comprehensive discussion of the tomb figurines.

National Geographic Mysterious China is a set of books based on regional events as a unit, with scattered perspectives, real-life photos, and factual records. From geographical and humanistic features to social and historical mentality, there are records, photos, inspections, and arguments. From different angles and aspects, the splendid style of the historical tree is shown to everyone. From the details of social life, lift the veil of history and take a look at the wonders of mysterious China. The different stories surrounding the same theme in each book are like several similar leaves, adding a touch of green life to the big tree of Chinese history. Here, we are about to see: beautiful mountains and rivers, ancient towns, dusty ruins, mysterious tombs; we are about to come into contact with: strange stones and jade, strange buildings, precious heritage, legendary figures...

"National Geographic Mysterious China" is a set of books based on regional events as a unit with scattered perspectives, real-life photos, and factual records. From geographical and humanistic features to social and historical mentality, there are records, photos, inspections, and arguments. From different angles and aspects, the gorgeous style of the historical tree is shown to everyone. From the details of social life, lift the veil of history and take a look at the wonders of mysterious China. The different stories surrounding the same theme in each book are like several similar leaves, adding a touch of green life to the big tree of Chinese history. Here, we are about to see: beautiful mountains and rivers, ancient towns, dusty ruins, mysterious tombs; we are about to come into contact with: strange stones and jade, strange buildings, precious heritage, legendary figures...

"National Geographic Mysterious China" is a set of books based on regional events as a unit with scattered perspectives, real-life photos, and factual records. From geographical and humanistic features to social and historical mentality, there are records, photos, inspections, and arguments. From different angles and aspects, the gorgeous style of the historical tree is shown to everyone. From the details of social life, lift the veil of history and take a look at the wonders of mysterious China. The different stories surrounding the same theme in each book are like several similar leaves, adding a touch of green life to the big tree of Chinese history. Here, we are about to see: beautiful mountains and rivers, ancient towns, dusty ruins, mysterious tombs; we are about to come into contact with: strange stones and jade, strange buildings, precious heritage, legendary figures...

This book shows the world a Datong city with a long history and splendid culture by introducing the cultural relics of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties, and the Ming and Qing Dynasties collected in the Datong City Museum.

Ancient Chinese imperial mausoleums are a unique product of feudal society. In order to demonstrate the majesty of their imperial power and show their incomparable nobility, emperors of the past dynasties did not hesitate to concentrate a large amount of manpower, material resources, financial resources and the world's most skilled craftsmen to build their own cemeteries, which took as long as forty or fifty years and as little as a few years. As the underground kingdom of the feudal emperor, the imperial mausoleum was built entirely in accordance with the etiquette principle of "things die as things live, and things die as things exist". Its luxury and luxury are self-evident. But precisely because of this, it has become a bait to attract tomb robbers and has become the favorite of tomb robbers throughout the ages.

This book is based on documentary materials, with physical historical materials discovered by archaeology as evidence, and by integrating previous research, this book introduces the institutional characteristics of the tombs of emperors in the past dynasties and some issues in their occurrence, development, and rise and decline. It strives to write this book into a historical knowledge book that integrates academic and intellectual aspects.

Human beings are always full of curiosity and desire for knowledge. They are not only deeply interested in the cultural knowledge accumulated in history and the growing science and technology, but also full of curiosity about the many unsolved mysteries in the world. This is a psychological characteristic of human beings and a basic motivation for the progress of human society. From the earth to the universe, from nature to history, from science to art, in these many fields, there are all "unsolved mysteries" of one kind or another.

This book, for the first time, discloses the detailed archaeological process and results of famous historical sites in human prehistory in an all-round and multi-angle manner, and also puts forward various speculations about the unsolved mysteries left by history. After all, in the face of this endless river of history, the dawn of primitive civilization has illuminated the entire earth, and we have too many confusions. With the continuous development of human society, modern people seem to feel more and more that there are many unsolved mysteries that are difficult to solve. Some of these fragments of ancient civilizations are left to humans by nature, and some are left to future generations by human society itself. Some of them contain content that has exceeded human beings' current ability to answer. So, what kind of mystery do these historical relics hide? Is there a key that we haven't discovered yet that could unlock it? Are our imaginations too pale?

Gong Xuemin reinterpreted the well-known Forbidden City as a whole with the purity and magnificence pursued by his poetry. He was alone in it and transformed into various forms. He wore a dragon robe, rode a dragon, held a token, served a noble concubine, opened a locked door, and walked through thousands of miles of smoke and clouds, which made people look at it in a unique way.

If someone asks, what is the most mysterious book in China? I will answer without hesitation, "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". If someone asks, who is the most charming bronze civilization in China? I will answer Sanxingdui without hesitation... Sanxingdui is an ancient city and a lost ancient country. Stepping into Sanxingdui is stepping into a mysterious city and a mysterious country.

National treasures are evidence left over from history. Hundreds and thousands of years have passed, how were they discovered, what kind of changes have they experienced, and what is their current fate? This book will tell you the historical truth and archaeological secrets behind the national treasures one by one.

The Chinese nation has a long history of thousands of years, and the ancient people used their wisdom to create countless brilliant treasures. After years of precipitation, they have become the national treasures handed down from generation to generation that people see and hear today. Every national treasure is a microcosm of an era, with unknown stories behind it, exuding a mysterious and distant atmosphere. Different eras and different ancestors have left different national treasures with the characteristics of each era to people. Some of them have become confusing due to the long history and lack of writing. While admiring them, people can't help but wonder who the creators of these national treasures are? What's so strange about them? What strange things have happened to them? What is the current condition of the existing national treasures? What is the reason for the disappearance of unaccounted national treasures? Where is it now? Only by clearly understanding these issues can people better understand and cherish national treasures.

This book is divided into seven chapters, including the archaeological collection of mysterious ancient origins, the mystery of archaeological exploration, the mystery of the Golden Capital, the legend of ancient maps and treasure archeology, the mystery of exploring ancient ruins, the mysterious disappearance of ancient ruins, and where the Nazis hid the "Amber Room".

An extremely accidental discovery resulted in a ground-breaking event in Chinese archaeological history. The Mancheng Han Tomb, the largest cliff tomb in the world, is located on the Lingshan Mountain 1.5 Kilometers southwest of Mancheng County, Hebei Province. It is the tomb of Liu Sheng, the first generation of King Jing of Zhongshan in the Western Han Dynasty, and his wife Dou Wan. In May 1968, it was accidentally discovered by a certain engineering unit of the Beijing Military Region of the People's Liberation Army during national defense construction. Later, under the instructions of Premier Zhou Enlai, the famous archaeologist Guo Moruo came to verify the excavation and it came to light. The Han Dynasty tombs in the city were carved into the mountain. They are large in scale and rare in the world. They are the largest, most complex and best preserved cliff tombs discovered in my country. More than 10,000 cultural relics were unearthed from Han tombs in Mancheng. Rare treasures such as the "Golden Jade Clothes", "Changxin Palace Lantern" and "Suzaku Ring Cup", which are well-known at home and abroad, have been exhibited in more than 30 countries and regions in Europe, Asia and America. They have caused a sensation at home and abroad. Mancheng is also known as the hometown of "Golden Jade Clothes". The author of this book not only tells the readers about the mysterious and bizarre excavation process with detailed historical records, solemn and solemn reasoning and brilliant writing, but also conducts in-depth and original analysis and research on the construction characteristics of the tomb chambers of the Han Dynasty tombs in the city, the value of the unearthed cultural relics and related historical backgrounds, etc., Thus guiding the readers into the extremely luxurious underground palace to solve the historical mystery of more than 2100 years hidden in the rock formations...

Xiaoling Tomb is located in the center of the Eastern Tombs of the Qing Dynasty. It is the tomb of Aisin Gioro Fulin, the founder of the Qing Dynasty, that is, Emperor Shunzhi and his two queens. This book will reveal the Qing Dong Tombs to you.